Examines the series of wars between the Greeks and the Persian Empire, including coverage of the people, societies, and cultures that produced them
Includes bibliographical references and index
Background to war: The coming of the Persians -- Warring sides: Persia, Sparta and Athens -- Outbreak: Dareios sends an expedition to Greece -- The fighting: Xerxes' invasion of Greece -- Portrait of a soldier: Aristodemos the Spartan -- The world around war: Persian Architecture -- Portraits of civilians: Demokedes and Demaratos -- How the wars ended: The Greeks attack the Persian Empire -- Conclusion and consequences: The Peloponnesian War